SABATON - White Death (Official Lyric Video)

The official lyric video for "White Death" by Sabaton. Taken from the album Coat Of Arms.

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========= White Death LYRICS ==========

Almost night, a crimson horizon painting thousand lakes red
As your army approach from the east, a hunter is switching his prey
All alone, a man with his gun wanders into the wild
Tracks you down, you cannot hide once he is on to your trail

Enter the night, a flash in the darkness, White Death is heading your way
The fear of his foes, a hero at home, hundreds will fall by his gun

You’re in the sniper’s sight, the first kill tonight, time to die
You’re in the bullet’s way, the White Death’s prey, say goodbye

After the dawn when morning has broken, snow once white turned to red
Blood red snow tells what happened last night, a tale of a sniper is born
Snow in mouth hiding his breath, he is steady at hand
Eye to eye, target in sight, the moment to fire has come

Hundreds of kills. a man and his rifle embody the sisu of finns
Stay out of sight and cover your head, when he pulls the trigger you’re dead

You’re in the sniper’s sight
SNIPER’S SIGHT!
You’re his first kill tonight
FIRST KILL TONIGHT!
Say goodbye, say goodbye
SAY GOODBYE!
Hundreds will fall by his gun

You’re in the sniper’s sight
SNIPER’S SIGHT!
You’re his first kill tonight
FIRST KILL TONIGHT!
Say goodbye, say goodbye
SAY GOODBYE!
White death is coming for you

========= Historic Fact ==========

Simo Häyhä achieved up to 505 confirmed sniper kills during the Finnish Winter War. He was nicknamed ‘White Death’ by the Soviets and was deeply feared.

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[porygon]

The fact that they took down this video and re-uploaded it just to fix one minor error (in the original video he had a scope), really goes to show the dedication and diligence of Sabaton and their team, These people CARE about history and they will get it right down to the last detail!!

[franklinclinton]

The value of Simo is overlooked.

Most people see him as a sniper and a good one at that, but fail to notice the true strenght.

He was a hero in a difficult place. The soldier itself is not much more valuable for the army than any other, but the legend of that soldier. The story of a hero. It gave morale and determination in a time when it was needed.

[roguenarakdimitri]

Simo Hayha is not a story invented for propaganda. He is a real human. And that makes his story even more incredible. And you portrayed it extremely well!

[hannesvestrin]

My great grandfather fought with Simo during the winter-war. He wrote down in his diary "Not everyone gets the chance to fight alongside the hero of Suomi"🇫🇮

[epicjon]

You know you're fucked when the snow starts speaking Finnish

[echofoxtrotwhiskey]

Mad respect for re-doing the animation for the sake of historical accuracy.

[enigma]

Simon Hayha was a small man, just a bit over five feet. A brave warrior, doesn't seem to have been much for hand to hand combat, but he was a beast for long range sniping. He was a farmer who honed his skill hunting animals to feed his family. When his country was threatened by the Russians, he stepped to the fore. From what I've read, he was a gentle man who took no pleasure in killing, but did what had to be done.

[dafrogtc]

Ah finally without the scopes, always a great song

[ThatDrako]

I like how Joakim is calm during this refrain. Not as at other action songs.
_He doesn’t have to exaggerate anything, he simply calmly states, that if you get in Häyhä’s sight, you are dead._

[User_Brandon]

We all know scopes nowadays are far superior to iron sights but I’ll admit that Simo’s marksmanship was and still is very impressive. I don’t think it could be replicated in the modern age. This is a killer song to pair with his legacy!

[enricopaolocoronado]

Awesome!

White Death is one of my top Sabaton songs. The tune, the lyrics, and most importantly the story behind the song.

Mad respect to Simo Häyhä.

[MoistYoghurt]

Russian soldier: "sneezes"
the snow: bless you

[EclipsePheniox]

To add to his badassness, Simo didn't use scopes. He used the iron sights of his weapon and the glint of the scopes from the enemy rifles.

[nyctomint]

it's crazy how the guy scored over 500 confirmed kills yet he didn't even use a scope or a spotter. legendary stories rise from phenomenal feats

[frankmorrison]

R.I.P Simo Häyhä.
R.I.P White Death.
Greetings and Condolences to Finland from Iowa.

[CyberMoria]

White Death is one of my favorite Sabaton songs, even though practically every song is already 🤘🏻

[Wezqu]

Simo Häyhä's commanding officer Aarne Juutilainen would in my opinion also deserve his own song. The guy was in the French Foreign Legion in the 1930's and gained the nickname of "The Terror of Morocco" in Winter War because of that. He commanded one of the most decorated units and housed Simo in his own command bunker. He was known as person who would not break and his men would have followed him to hell and back Simo included. His line would hold if not told to run as he himself had said. He also served in the Continuation and Lapland wars.

[-bitsarda]

Fun fact: Simo Haya is one of two people to have had a bounty put on their head by the Red Army. The other was Lauri Allan Tourni, who also has a Sabaton song written about him

[xx_glader_xx]

Simo hayha is the true definition of strength. He proven us undirectly that strength doesn’t mean being bulky or wealthy, but it means surviving the entire life all by yourself, and taking out every problem all alone. Rip legend (1905-2002)

[GEL_]

I swear man, one of a kind band no one comes close to telling a story of history and making it a masterpiece.